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Taiwan records biggest daily leap in infections
AP, Dr. Henry Niman | May 16, 2003 | AP

Posted on 05/16/2003 3:19:22 AM PDT by Mr. Morals

Taiwan records biggest daily leap in infections

TAIPEI - Taiwan yesterday announced its biggest one-day jump in new Sars cases, amid a disturbing rise in cases of transmission within hospitals.

The Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei yesterday became the third major hospital to report an outbreak in two days, adding pressure to the island's already strained health system.

A spokesman said the hospital was investigating how seven doctors and nurses - all using full protection - developed Sars symptoms. Ninety other workers were quarantined.

Dr Lee Ming-liang, head of the Cabinet's Sars committee, said: 'Infections at hospitals in the past two days are getting serious... more than what we had expected. Now our focus is fighting against hospital infections.'

Health Commissioner Chiou Shu-ti said Taipei is setting up separate fever treatment centres at its hospitals to try to reduce the risk of infections.

Taiwan reported 26 new cases and three more deaths yesterday, taking the death toll on the island to 34, the world's third highest. It now has 264 cases, including 41 who have been discharged.

Those figures did not include Dr Lin Chung-wei, 28, the first doctor on the island feared to have died from Sars yesterday.

He worked at Taipei's Hoping Hospital, which was sealed off on April 24 after a Sars outbreak. The cause of death has yet to be confirmed, officials said.

Nearly 400 medical workers at two other major hospitals were quarantined on Wednesday - after scores of nurses and patients fell ill. These people have yet to be confirmed as probable cases, health officials said.

At Taipei's National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), doctors said at least 15 people, including patients, doctors and cleaners, were infected in its emergency wards between April 30 and May 5.

Blaming the outbreak on overcrowding, the NTUH - the island's most reputable hospital and its leading Sars treatment centre - has put 250 staff and all inpatients under quarantine and extended closure of its emergency ward until May 26.

'We have been asking for reinforcements for days and have not got them,' said Dr Chen Ming-feng, the hospital's deputy superintendent.

The hospital said it received no help in turning away new patient, while other hospitals refused to accept them.

Most of Taiwan's cases have been in Taipei, in the north of the island, but the disease has also spread south.

The Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in southern Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second largest city, has quarantined 110 staff and 600 inpatients since Wednesday. It took the step after a patient failed to disclose she had visited a Sars-hit hospital in Taipei, meaning she was not properly isolated. <p Yesterday, the hospital announced that it will shut down its emergency and outpatient services for two weeks.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doctors; emt; niman; nurses; outbreak; sars; taiwan
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SARS is getting outta hand in Taiwan.

I highly recommend Dr. Niman's list. I was referred to it by a fellow Freeper on another thread.

I saw on another group, on Yahoo!, where the first 20 cases had 1 death but another 20 cases has 1 or 2 RECOVERIES.

This is strange indeed. It will be a relief when this scourge is over.

1 posted on 05/16/2003 3:19:22 AM PDT by Mr. Morals
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My wife's company works closely with Taiwan...how do I get on the doc's list?
2 posted on 05/16/2003 3:33:23 AM PDT by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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Very bad news from Taiwan. 28-year-old doctor died a day or two ago.
3 posted on 05/16/2003 5:13:22 AM PDT by aristeides
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WHO Says Singapore Nearly SARS-Free .
4 posted on 05/16/2003 5:14:55 AM PDT by aristeides
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Taiwan Health Chief Offers to Quit Over SARS .
5 posted on 05/16/2003 5:16:16 AM PDT by aristeides
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Medical experts in Taiwan expecting disease to return periodically.
6 posted on 05/16/2003 5:18:47 AM PDT by aristeides
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WHO expert says Beijing hospitals might be under-reporting SARS cases.
7 posted on 05/16/2003 5:21:21 AM PDT by aristeides
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WHO posts new guideline on SARS.
8 posted on 05/16/2003 5:23:03 AM PDT by aristeides
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SARS Virus Eluded Safeguards In Toronto Hospital Procedure .
9 posted on 05/16/2003 5:24:25 AM PDT by aristeides
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Inferior masks hastened SARS .
10 posted on 05/16/2003 5:26:04 AM PDT by aristeides
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Immune system may add to SARS damage .
11 posted on 05/16/2003 5:33:38 AM PDT by aristeides
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That certainly is a discouraging assessment by Taiwan. They don't think they can beat it.
12 posted on 05/16/2003 5:33:41 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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WHO: Leaky Pipes Spurred Hong Kong SARS .
13 posted on 05/16/2003 5:34:35 AM PDT by aristeides
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Inferior masks?How could Canada be so careless?Remember me yakking about a company called Med-Emerg having a contract with the Canadian Defence Forces?Recall my charge that Camille Chebeir,the manager of Mahfouzs investments is involved ?Again I say that the terrs funders and fellow travelers are embedded in the medical matrix around the world.Do you happen to remember that plastic medical device company that had an explosion a while back?I cant figure out what state it was in.Just another of my questions re a conspiracy in the delivery of SARS.
14 posted on 05/16/2003 5:45:25 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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Singapore SARS free soon? I dont believe it.
15 posted on 05/16/2003 5:47:28 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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If he resigns, would a better person replace him? Wouldnt it be amazing if the heavy toll on healthcare workers was actualy a targeted attack by the terrs?If the Amoy Apartments was a hit? If after all that is known,why are hospitals still doing such risky ops?Maybe they arnt, maybe the virus is being shoved in there.

16 posted on 05/16/2003 5:55:17 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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Taiwan is saying :

different clinical picture

more virulent than before

strain of coronavirus different

Danger,danger Will Robinson !
17 posted on 05/16/2003 6:02:59 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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Under reporting in Beijing?

Why should anyone believe any numbers from any country?

There is a massive worldwide cooking the books.
18 posted on 05/16/2003 6:07:16 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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Leaky pipes in the Amoy?

OK.

The hallways in the hotel ?

OK.

Will there be new vectors in each new outbreak?
19 posted on 05/16/2003 6:15:38 AM PDT by Betty Jo
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To: Dog Gone
Did Taiwan's problem start from the Metropole?

If Taiwan is having a huge problem like this in their hospitals the mainland ChiComs, whose hospitals are at 1950's type standards, (and I bet that is a generous assesment) must be giant petri dishes.

20 posted on 05/16/2003 6:20:58 AM PDT by Nov3
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